. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. 42 THE HORSE, ASS, AND MULE The hind quarters of the light harness horse often stand slightly higher than the fore quarters at the withers and have a lean and somewhat angular appearance. The hips should be muscular to a limited extent and not fleshy. A long, wide, comparatively level croup is very desirable. Steepness of croup is common among light harness horses, more especially pacers. Hayes states ^ that "to have the point of the buttock placed high and project- ing well to the rear is a great beauty, which may be seen in some Thoroughbre
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. 42 THE HORSE, ASS, AND MULE The hind quarters of the light harness horse often stand slightly higher than the fore quarters at the withers and have a lean and somewhat angular appearance. The hips should be muscular to a limited extent and not fleshy. A long, wide, comparatively level croup is very desirable. Steepness of croup is common among light harness horses, more especially pacers. Hayes states ^ that "to have the point of the buttock placed high and project- ing well to the rear is a great beauty, which may be seen in some Thoroughbreds and in high-caste ; The gaskin. Fig. 12. Rhea W. and Easter Belle, champion roadsters at the National Horse Show, Madison Square Garden, New York, 1904. The property of Miss K. L. Wilks, Gait, Ontario, Canada. From photograph by courtesy of Miss Wilks should be long, broad, and muscular. Length and strength of gaskin muscle are especially important if speed is desired. The stifle joint should be fairly high and face outward enough to permit freedom of motion. The hock should be lean and sharply defined, with no tendency to fleshiness, and should be straight and open enough to permit the cannon bone to hold a vertical Ime. Such a leg has a maximum of extension in producing speed. Curved or sickle hocks are often seen with race horses, in which case the natural tendency is to carry the hind feet well under the body when at rest. 'The Points of the Horse, p. 311. Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. Boston, New York, Ginn
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